Saudi Arabia has been accused of using sports to informally normalise relations with Israel following two controversial sporting events over the weekend. Triathlete Shachar Sagiv became the first Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. On the same day, rising Saudi tennis star Yara Al-Hogbani competed against an Israeli player in a competition in Bahrain. Activists have labelled the athletes' activities an "under-the-carpet normalisation" of relations between the two countries which do not yet have official relations despite strong speculation about informal contacts and a normalisation deal in the works. Saudi Arabia's Gulf allies the UAE and Bahrain
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